The Fall 2022 Annual Service Plan identifies service changes for Fall 2022 as the system continues to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes will take effect on Sunday, August 28, 2022. As of July 2022, ridership has recovered to about 63 percent of its pre-pandemic levels and is expected to continue rebounding throughout 2022 and 2023 as pandemic-related restrictions are lifted and more residents return to in-person work.
In April 2022 MDOT MTA proposed adjustments to core bus routes to improve access and equity, reduce crowding, and improve reliability and travel time. After collecting feedback from operators, the public, and other stakeholders, MDOT MTA has determined which recommendations to proceed with for the Fall 2022 service change. MDOT MTA will continue to monitor service, traffic congestion, ridership, crowding, and staffing availability, and will make small adjustments seasonally in 2023 as the region emerges from the pandemic and ridership grows.
The public comment process also considered a limited-stop pilot bus service between North Bend Loop in Westgate and the Essex Park and Ride, dubbed QuickLink 40. That pilot isn't part of the fall 2022 package as MDOT MTA focuses on improving system-wide reliability, but could be included in subsequent service modifications.
For a downloadable list of changes, click here (9MB PDF)
Highlights Include
- Discontinuation of the UMBC branch of the CityLink Yellow; new LocalLink 32 to operate from UMBC to Patapsco Light Rail Station
- LocalLink 26 extension from South Baltimore Park & Ride to Patapsco Light Rail Station
- Late-night CityLink Silver trips to be extended from Johns Hopkins University to Morgan State University
- CityLink Purple shortened to end at City Hall
- LocalLink 75 branch to Parkway Center to be discontinued due to low ridership
- Express BusLink 103 reverse-commuting branch to Midway (Kirk Ave & Curtain Ave) to be discontinued due to low ridership
- Express BusLink 104 to be discontinued due to low ridership
- School trip modifications for 2022-2023 school year
- Bus stop modifications
- Minor timetable and runtime adjustments across 18 CityLink, LocalLink, and Express BusLink routes to improve reliability and performance
Service Enhancements
LocalLink 32: New Route
A new LocalLink 32 will pick up CityLink Yellow's former UMBC branch. The route will provide a new, more direct crosstown connection between UMBC, Light Rail, MARC Train, medical services, schools, and retail areas. LocalLink 32 will operate daily from 6:00 A.M. to midnight. The route's service level and new stops on Lansdowne Road are listed in the tables below.
| Service Level | |
|---|---|
| Weekday Early | 60 minutes |
| Weekday A.M. Peak | 30 minutes |
| Weekday Midday | 30 minutes |
| Weekday P.M. Peak | 30 minutes |
| Weekday Evening | 60 minutes |
| Saturday | 60 minutes |
| Sunday | 60 minutes |
| New Stops | |
|---|---|
| 14234 | Lansdowne High School EB |
| 14235 | Lansdowne Middle School (West Entrance) WB |
LocalLink 26: Extension to Patapsco
LocalLink 26's current southern endpoint at the South Baltimore (aka Brooklyn) Park & Ride will be extended to Patapsco Light Rail Station via Patapsco Avenue.
The route's extension will improve Cherry Hill's access to Patapsco Light Rail Station: while LocalLink 71 already provides a westbound travel connection between Cherry Hill and Patapsco, extending LocalLink 26 will add a more frequent eastbound travel connection between Cherry Hill and Patapsco such that Cherry Hill residents will be able to catch a bus in either direction to connect to the Patapsco Light Rail Station.
Additionally, extending LocalLink 26 to the Patapsco Light Rail Station will improve transfer opportunities, especially for students in Cherry Hill traveling to schools across the city, since numerous bus and light rail connections are available at the station.
There will be no change to either weekday or weekend service frequencies on LocalLink 26, and its operating hours will also remain unchanged.
CityLink Silver: Late-Night Extension to Morgan State University
To improve late-night connectivity for riders, particularly students traveling along 33rd Street to/from Johns Hopkins University, Morgan State University, MERVO, and City College, all weekday and weekend late-night trips on CityLink Silver will be extended from Johns Hopkins University to Morgan State University.
Five late-night round trips that currently end at Johns Hopkins University will continue traveling north. On Saturdays four late-night round trips will continue traveling north, and on Sundays three late-night round trips will continue traveling north.
Apart from these extended trips, there will be no changes to the route's street routing, service frequency, or operating hours.
| Current Service | Approximate Proposed Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Last Weekday Trip To/From MSU | 11:30 P.M./ 11:06 P.M. | 3:45 A.M./ 3:45 A.M. (5 additional round trips) |
| Last Saturday Trip To/From MSU | 11:33 P.M./ 11:13 P.M. | 3:00 A.M./ 2:45 A.M. (4 additional round trips) |
| Last Sunday Trip To/From MSU | 11:40 P.M./ 11:16 P.M. | 2:00 A.M./ 1:45 A.M. (3 additional round trips) |
Service Adjustments
CityLink Yellow: Proposed Removal of UMBC Branch
To improve the reliability of CityLink Yellow, the route's UMBC branch will be discontinued; service will operate to Commerce Drive at Lansdowne Station instead, serving both the Lansdowne Station Shopping Center (Walmart) and the Beltway Business Community. The route's other branch to the Patapsco Light Rail Station will remain unchanged, and it will also serve Kaiser Medical Center.
To maintain a connection between UMBC and various points of interest along Washington Boulevard, a new LocalLink 32 will pick up CityLink Yellow's former UMBC branch and operate from UMBC to the Patapsco Light Rail Station.
There will be no change to either weekday or weekend service frequencies on CityLink Yellow, and its operating hours will also remain unchanged.
A direct connection between UMBC and Downtown Baltimore will still be provided by LocalLink 76.
CityLink Purple: Shortening to City Hall
CityLink Purple duplicates other service between City Hall and Johns Hopkins Hospital. It will therefore be shortened at City Hall. The shortened route will operate between Catonsville or Paradise and City Hall.
The shortened route will also be more reliable since the current segment between City Hall and Johns Hopkins Hospital is frequently impacted by traffic congestion, hampering the reliability of the rest of the route.
Not only will CityLinks Orange and Blue continue to provide frequent service on Fayette Street west of Downtown Baltimore, but a direct connection between Johns Hopkins Hospital and Downtown Baltimore will still be provided by the Metro Subway, CityLink Brown, and LocalLink 56.
There will be no change to either weekday or weekend service frequencies on CityLink Purple, and its operating hours will also remain unchanged.
LocalLink 75: Removal of Parkway Center Branch
Due to low ridership, LocalLink 75's branch to Parkway Center will be discontinued. The rest of the route will remain unchanged: to maintain the route's approximately hourly service, all trips that currently operate to Parkway Center will end at Arundel Mills Mall instead.
As indicated in the table below, nine bus stops along Park Circle Drive and Standard Drive in the Parkway Center Industrial Park will be discontinued with no alternative service available.
There will be no change to either weekday or weekend service frequencies on LocalLink 75, and its operating hours will also remain unchanged. Overnight service to Downtown Baltimore will remain unchanged as well.
Discontinued stops are listed below.
| Stop ID | Stop Name |
|---|---|
| 3327 | 7115 Standard Dr. NB |
| 12446 | Park Circle & Parkway EB |
| 12447 | 7225 Standard Dr. NB |
| 12448 | 7201 Standard Dr. NB |
| 12553 | 7170 Standard Dr. SB |
| 12554 | 7225 Standard Dr. SB |
| 12555 | Standard & Parkway WB |
| 13656 | Park Circle & Race SB |
| 13657 | Park Circle & Race NB |
Express BusLink 103: Removal of Midway Branch
Due to low ridership, Express BusLink 103's reverse-commuting branch to Midway (Kirk Avenue and Curtain Avenue) will be discontinued.
The discontinued segment on Greenmount Avenue will still be served by CityLink Red and LocalLink 52, while the discontinued segment on Kirk and Homewood Avenues will still be served by CityLink Green, LocalLink 52, and LocalLink 53.
Additionally, as discussed in the section introduction, since traditional 9-to-5 commuting has not yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels, the main route's service will be reduced to four southbound trips to Downtown Baltimore in the morning, and four northbound trips to Cromwell Bridge Park & Ride in the afternoon.
Other than the removal of the route's Midway branch, the rest of Express BusLink 103's street routing and limited stops will remain unchanged.
| Current Service | New Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Weekday A.M. Peak Stops |
8 trips | 4 trips |
| Weekday P.M. Peak Stops |
7 trips | 4 trips |
Express BusLink 104 Discontinuation
Express BusLink 104 will be discontinued due to low pre- and post-pandemic ridership. The route currently offers one southbound trip to Harbor East in the morning and one northbound trip to Cromwell Bridge Park & Ride in the afternoon.
Loch Raven Boulevard will still be served by CityLink Green, LocalLink 53, and Express BusLink 103, which Express BusLink 104 largely duplicates.
Riders who need to travel from points along Loch Raven Boulevard to Johns Hopkins Hospital will be able to take CityLink Green or Express BusLink 103 to Downtown Baltimore, then transfer to Metro Subway, CityLink Brown, or LocalLink 56 to continue to Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Alternatively, riders will also be able to take CityLink Green, LocalLink 53, or Express BusLink 103 to North Avenue and transfer to the CityLink Gold's Canton Crossing branch to continue to Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Riders who need to travel from points along Loch Raven Boulevard to Harbor East will be able to take CityLink Green or Express BusLink 103 to Downtown Baltimore, then transfer to CityLink Navy to continue to Harbor East.
School Trip Changes
For the 2022-2023 school year, the following routes have had their school trips modified based on the updated school bell times provided by Baltimore City Public Schools: LocalLink 21, 22, 26, 28, 29, 30, 33, 53, 54, 59, 71, 78, 79, 80, 85, 92, 94, and 95 CityLink Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Navy, Orange, Purple, Red, and Silver.
Up-to-date school PDF schedules are available on our Schools webpage.
New Trips
- LocalLink 28
- A new trip departing from Vanguard Collegiate Middle at 2:50pm will be added.
- LocalLink 54
- A new trip departing from Harford/Northern Parkway at 7:17am to Baltimore Polytechnic/Western High will be added
- A new trip departing from Baltimore Polytechnic/Western High at 3:00pm will be added
- A new trip departing from Montebello Elementary/Middle at 2:40pm will be added
- CityLink Gold
- A new trip departing from Bard High at 3:08pm will be added.
- CityLink Pink
- A new trip departing from Vanguard Collegiate Middle at 2:50pm will be added.
Modified Trips
- CityLink Blue (North Bend Loop to Patterson High School at 6:55am)
- CityLink Blue (Patterson High School to North Bend Loop at 3:08pm)
- CityLink Blue (Green Street to Lombard St/Bioscience at 4:05pm)
- CityLink Blue (Digital High School to North Bend Loop at 2:35pm)
- CityLink Brown (Overlea to Lillie May Carroll at 7:25am)
- CityLink Brown (Lillie May Carroll to Overlea at 4:15pm)
- CityLink Brown (Digital High School to Overlea at 2:35pm)
- CityLink Gold (Carver Vo-Tech to Canton Crossing at 2:50pm/3:10pm)
- CityLink Gold (Frederick Douglass High to Berea at 3:05pm)
- CityLink Gold (Kipp Harmony to Berea at 2:25pm)
- CityLink Gold (Berea to Kipp Harmony at 6:49am)
- CityLink Gold (Berea to Bard High School at 7:15am/7:20am)
- CityLink Gold (Bard High School to Berea at 3:05pm)
- CityLink Gold (Connexions to Berea at 4:05pm)
- CityLink Gold (ACCE Academy to Walbrook Junction at 3:15pm)
- CityLink Green (Digital High School to Towson Town Center at 2:30pm)
- CityLink Green (Stadium School to Hillendale at 2:50pm)
- CityLink Green (Hillendale to Stadium School at 7:08am)
- CityLink Green (Mervo to Hillendale at 2:50pm)
- CityLink Green (Mervo to Downtown at 2:45pm)
- CityLink Navy (Patterson High to Downtown at 3:05pm)
- CityLink Orange (Downtown to Highlandtown Elementary / Middle at 7:11am)
- CityLink Orange (Patterson High to Downtown at 3:00pm/3:02pm/3:05pm/3:07pm)
- CityLink Orange (Highlandtown Elementary / Middle to Downtown at 2:50pm)
- CityLink Orange (Edmondson High to Downtown at 3:00pm/3:02pm)
- CityLink Orange (Baltimore Arena to Patterson High at 7:15am/7:17am/7:22am)
- CityLink Orange (Digital High School to Highlandtown at 2:30pm)
- CityLink Purple (Augusta Fells to Paradise Loop at 3:05pm)
- CityLink Purple (Paradise Loop to Augusta Fells at 7:17am)
- CityLink Red (Greenmount Ave & North Ave to Reginald Lewis High School at 7:22am)
- CityLink Red (Reginald Lewis High School to Greenmount Ave & North Ave at 3:05pm)
- CityLink Red (Achievement Academy to Greenmount Ave & North Ave at 3:43pm)
- CityLink Silver (Poly-Western to Curtis Bay at 3:05pm)
- CityLink Silver (Curtis Bay to Poly-Western at 6:40am)
- CityLink Silver (Mervo to Curtis Bay at 2:50pm)
- CityLink Silver (Baltimore City College to Curtis Bay at 2:35pm)
- CityLink Silver (Reginald Lewis High School to Station North at 3:05pm)
- CityLink Silver (Curtis Bay to Poly-Western at 6:40am)
- LocalLink 21 (Canton Crossing to ACCE Academy at 6:59am)
- LocalLink 21 (ACCE Academy to Canton Crossing at 3:15pm)
- LocalLink 22 (Belair & Erdman to Highlandtown Elementary/Middle at 7:15am)
- LocalLink 22 (Belair & Erdman to Patterson High School at 7:24am/7:27am/7:29am)
- LocalLink 22 (Mervo to Highlandtown at 2:45pm/2:48pm)
- LocalLink 22 (City College to Highlandtown at 2:35pm/2:33pm)
- LocalLink 22 (Highlandtown to City College at 6:51am/6:56am)
- LocalLink 22 (City College to West Coldspring Station at 2:35pm)
- LocalLink 22 (Poly-Western to Highlandtown at 3:00pm/3:03pm)
- LocalLink 22 (Reach Partnership to Hopkins-Bayview at 3:45pm)
- LocalLink 22 (ACCE Academy to Hopkins-Bayview at 3:10pm/3:15pm)
- LocalLink 22 (Patterson High School to Belair-Edison at 3:00pm/3:02pm/3:04pm)
- LocalLink 22 (Highlandtown to Poly-Western at 7:00am/7:05am)
- LocalLink 22 (ACCE Academy to Penn-North at 3:10pm)
- LocalLink 22 (Highlandtown Elementary/Middle to Belair-Edison at 2:52pm)
- LocalLink 22 (Mervo to West Cold Spring Metro at 2:45pm/2:50pm)
- LocalLink 26 (Montgomery Park to Connexions at 8:14am)
- LocalLink 26 (Katherine Johnson to Montgomery Park at 2:55pm)
- LocalLink 26 (Katherine Johnson to Mondawmin Metro at 3:00pm)
- LocalLink 28 (West Cold Spring Metro to Poly-Western at 7:15am/7:31am)
- LocalLink 28 (Poly-Western to Moravia at 3:00pm/3:10pm)
- LocalLink 28 (Poly-Western to Rogers Station at 3:05pm/3:10pm)
- LocalLink 28 (Moravia to Poly-Western at 7:05am/7:10am/7:15am)
- LocalLink 29 (Mondawmin Metro to Green Street Academy at 8:23am)
- LocalLink 29 (Green Street Academy to Mondawmin Metro at 4:05pm)
- LocalLink 29 (Frederick Douglass to Brooklyn at 3:05pm)
- LocalLink 30 (Rogers Station to Reginald Lewis High School at 7:18am)
- LocalLink 30 (Reginald Lewis High School to Rogers Station at 3:05pm)
- LocalLink 30 (Roland Park Middle to Frankford & Sinclair at 7:00am)
- LocalLink 30 (Poly-Western to Hollander Ridge at 3:05pm/3:07pm/3:10pm)
- LocalLink 30 (Hollander Ridge to Poly-Western at 6:49am/6:54am)
- LocalLink 30 (Frankford & Sinclair to Roland Park Middle School at 3:05pm/3:10pm)
- LocalLink 30 (Hollander Ridge to City Neighbors High School at 8:27am)
- LocalLink 30 (City Neighbors High School to Hollander Ridge at 4:00pm)
- LocalLink 30 (City Neighbors High School to Northern Parkway / York Road at 4:00pm)
- LocalLink 30 (Northern Parkway/York Road to City Neighbors High School at 8:25am)
- LocalLink 30 (City Neighbors High School to Courthouse Square at 4:00pm)
- LocalLink 30 (Courthouse Square to City Neighbors High School at 8:20am)
- LocalLink 33 (Poly-Western to Overlea at 3:00pm)
- LocalLink 33 (Overlea to Poly-Western at 7:08am)
- LocalLink 38 (North Bend Loop to Poly-Western at 6:57am/6:58am)
- LocalLink 38 (Poly-Western to North Bend Loop at 3:05pm)
- LocalLink 53 (State Center to Reginald Lewis High School at 7:06am)
- LocalLink 53 (Mervo to Hillendale at 2:50pm/2:55pm)
- LocalLink 53 (State Center to Achievement Academy at 7:52am)
- LocalLink 53 (Reginald Lewis High School to State Center at 3:05pm)
- LocalLink 53 (Achievement Academy to State Center at 3:45pm)
- LocalLink 54 (Achievement Academy to Courthouse Square at 3:45pm)
- LocalLink 54 (Reach Partnership to State Center at 3:50pm)
- LocalLink 54 (State Center to Reach Partnership at 8:03am)
- LocalLink 54 (Reach Partnership to Harford & Northern Parkway at 3:45pm)
- LocalLink 59 (Patterson High School to Moravia at 7:21am/7:26am)
- LocalLink 59 (Moravia to Patterson High School at 3:00pm/3:03pm/3:05pm)
- LocalLink 71 (Station North to Digital High at 6:51am/6:56am/7:01am)
- LocalLink 78 (Edmondson High School to City Hall at 3:05pm)
- LocalLink 80 (Bluford Drew Jemison to Rogers Avenue Metro at 3:05pm)
- LocalLink 80 (Rogers Avenue Metro to Bluford Drew Jemison at 7:25am)
- LocalLink 85 (Carver Vo-Tech Milford Mill Metro at 2:50pm)
- LocalLink 94 (Poly-Western to Pratt & Light at 3:05pm)
- LocalLink 94 (Francis Scott Key Middle to Station North at 3:55pm/4:00pm)
- LocalLink 94 (Roland Park Middle to Belvedere & Greenspring at 3:05pm)
- LocalLink 94 (Belvedere & Greenspring to Roland Park Middle at 7:15am/7:20am)
- LocalLink 95 (Downtown to Roland Park Middle at 7:25pm)
- LocalLink 95 (Roland Park Middle to Downtown at 3:05pm)
Discontinued Trips
- CityLink Brown
- Departing Gay/Montford at 7:15am to Vanguard Collegiate Middle
- Departing Vanguard Collegiate Middle at 2:45pm to Berea
- CityLink Orange
- Departing Edmondson High at 3:05pm to Royal Farms Arena
- CityLink Purple
- Departing Green Street Academy at 4:05pm to Royal Farms Arena
- CityLink Red
- Departing Greenmount/North at 8:14am to Achievement Academy
- Departing Greenmount/North at 8:16am to Achievement Academy
- CityLink Silver
- Departing Charles/25th at 8:12am to Achievement Academy
- LocalLink 53
- Departing Baltimore Polytechnic/Western High at 3:10pm to Moravia
- Departing Stadium School at 2:50pm to Hillendale
Bus Stop Modifications
Key
NS = Nearside (before the intersection)
FS = Far side (after the intersection)
MID = Midblock (in between intersections)
OPP = Opposite (on a long block across the street from an T-intersection)
New Bus Stops
| Stop ID | Stop Name | Route(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 14234 | LANSDOWNE ROAD & LANSDOWNE HIGH SCHOOL EB | 32 |
| 14235 | LANSDOWNE ROAD & LANSDOWNE MIDDLE SCHOOL WB | 32 |
Discontinued Bus Stops
| Stop ID | Stop Name | Route(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 562 | THE ALAMEDA & 36TH NB | 104 |
| 607 | LOCH RAVEN BLVD & JOPPA RD NB | 104 |
| 3327 | STANDARD DR & 7115 Bldg NB | 75 |
| 12446 | PARK CIRCLE DR & PARKWAY DR SB | 75 |
| 12447 | STANDARD DR & 7225 STANDARD DR NB | 75 |
| 12448 | STANDARD DR & 7201 STANDARD DR NB | 75 |
| 12553 | STANDARD DR & 7170 NB | 75 |
| 12554 | STANDARD DR & 7225 op SB | 75 |
| 12555 | STANDARD DR & PARKWAY DR WB | 75 |
| 13656 | PARK CIRCLE DR & RACE RD SB | 75 |
| 13657 | PARK CIRCLE DR & RACE RD NB | 75 |
| 13706 | WOLFE ST between MADISON ST & MONUMENT ST | PR |
| 14201 | EAGER ST & WOLFE ST | PR |
Updated Schedules & Maps
Minor timetable and runtime adjustments will be made for 18 CityLink, LocalLink, and Express BusLink routes to improve their reliability and performance. These adjustments are consistent with the typical minor timetable and runtime updates MDOT MTA makes three times a year (winter, summer, and fall). The affected routes and updated timetables are listed below.
CityLink Blue - Schedule | Map
- Weekday - runtime adjustments
CityLink Brown - Schedule | Map
- Weekday - runtime adjustments
CityLink Gold - Schedule | Map CityLink Lime - Schedule | Map
- Weekday - runtime adjustments
CityLink Purple - Schedule | Map
- Discontinued route segment from City Hall to Johns Hopkins Hospital
CityLink Silver - Schedule | Map
- Extended service from Johns Hopkins University to Morgan State University
CityLink Yellow - Schedule | Map
- Weekday - runtime adjustments
- Every day - removal of UMBC branch, added trips to Beltway Business Center
- Extended service from South Baltimore Park & Ride to Patapsco Light Rail Station
- Weekday - runtime adjustments
- New route with coverage of the discontinued CityLink Yellow UMBC branch
- Weekday service operates every 30 to 60 minutes by time of day
- Weekend service operates every 60 minutes
- Weekday - runtime adjustments
- Runtime adjustments every day
- Weekday - service to Parkway Center discontinued
- New weekday northbound trip at 7:25pm
- Weekday - runtime adjustments
- Weekday - runtime adjustments
- Weekday - evening service after 11:00pm to operate every 60 minutes
Express BusLink 103 - Schedule | Map
- Weekday morning northbound trips removed
- 5:55am, 6:25am, 6:55am
- Weekday morning southbound trips removed
- 6:40am, 7:10am, 7:40am, 8:10am
- Weekday afternoon northbound trips removed
- 4:20pm, 4:40pm, 5:05pm
- Weekday afternoon southbound trips removed
- 5:30pm, 5:40pm, 6:05pm
Express BusLink 154 - Schedule | Map
- Weekday - runtime adjustments
